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KOLKATA: West Bengal group of ministers is slated to meet on May 19 to review the closure of 16 jute mills in the state. The group of ministers will meet again on May 19 along with industry representatives to review and find ways and means to reopen the closed mills, industry sources told PTI. The ministers in the group who were present in the past meeting were state Finance Minister Amit Mitra , Agriculture Minister Purnendu...

NEW DELHI: With the wagon procurement programme running behind schedule, railways is facing an acute shortage of about 2,000 wagons every day for carrying coal, causing strain on its ambitious target of transporting 1.18 billion tons freight this year. Taking note of the prevailing situation, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu expressed his concern during a recent meeting and asked the directorate concerned to do the needful so that coal transportation was not hampered. The meeting was called on May 14 to draw a roadmap for increasing the wagon availability for goods transportation.

MUKTSAR: Congress Deputy Leader in Lok Sabha Capt Amarinder Singh today said Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has fallen back on 'panthic' agenda after failing on the economic and law and order front. "The choice is between economic progress and development on one side and the panthic agenda on the other," Capt Amarinder said while addressing workers meeting here today. The former chief minister challenged Badal to list a single achievement he could claim credit for. "Be it the wheat procurement, he (Badal)

NEW DELHI: In what will be a major fillip to the private defence manufacturing sector, the government has cleared three 'Make in India' contracts worth $3.4 billion, including a project to procure US-origin M777 artillery guns . ET was the first to report on May 8 that the ultra-light howitzers could be partly made locally with BAE proposing to shift its production unit here in partnership with a private firm. In the race for this $700-million deal are Mahindra, L&T and Tata, who can get a share in the ammunition, spares and maintenance of the guns.

CHANDIGARH: Over 66 lakh metric tonnes of wheat has so far been purchased in various grain markets of Haryana and it is 2 lakh metric tonnes more as compared to the wheat purchased during corresponding period last year. The current procurement of wheat will continue upto May 15, Haryana's Food and Supplies Minister, Ram Bilas Sharma told reporters here today. He said that since inception of Haryana in 1966, no one has given as much compensation for damaged to crops to farmers as given by the BJP government this time.

NEW DELHI: The ongoing acquisition of bulletproof jackets for soldiers on the border may see a further delay as ammunition manufactured by the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) is failing to meet velocity requirements. This means the jackets can't be tested. This has raised concern in the light of the standing committee report on defence underlining that the jackets currently in service will reach the end of their shelf life next year. According to a recent statement by defence minister Manohar Parrikar in Parliament, 'the case is being monitored and urgent essential requirement of the jackets is being met through the revenue procurement route".

NEW DELHI: Warehousing firm National Bulk Handling Corporation (NBHC) is aiming to double third-party procurement business to Rs 1,100 crore by the end of current financial year, a top company official said. As part of diversifying its business, the company started its third party procurement business. In 2014-15, it procured 1.70 lakh tonnes of agri-commodities valued at Rs 550 crore. "We procured commodities worth Rs 550 crore, which we are expecting to double by the end of current financial year," NBHC Managing Director Anil K Choudhary told.

CHANDIGARH: Haryana has achieved about 98 per cent wheat procurement target with purchase reaching 63.85 lakh tonnes in the ongoing rabi marketing season in the state. Haryana has set a target of procuring 65 lakh tonnes for the current season. Wheat procurement so far is also 3 per cent more than what was purchased in corresponding period last year. An official spokesman said so far wheat procurement is 2,15,447 metric tonnes higher as compared to the procurement made up to same day last year.

CHANDIGARH: In Haryana, the wheat procurement has reached 63,26,064 metric tonnes during the current rabi season, up from 61,11,470 metric tonnes up to same day last year. Besides, the target of 65 lakh metric tonnes fixed for this year is not far to achieve, an official spokesman said here today. He said that out of the total arrival of 63,26,064 metric tonnes this year, 63,25,844 metric tonnes of the crop have been procured on minimum support price and the remaining was mopped up by traders.

HYDERABAD: Hyderabad police is all set to acquire a facial recognition software to identify antecedents of terror suspects, property offenders and other criminals at the click of a mouse once they are caught on CCTV camera. The software will help the police identify the accused and suspects, instantly by matching them with a data bank of photographs of known offenders. "We are thinking of procuring the 'facial recognition software'...It is at the proposal stage right now. Suppose we have a data of photographs of criminals and on a CCTV camera, some image is captured, then we can always compare the facial features of the image with the data bank.